The admissions process is the same for all three schools. To apply, you'll need to complete the Common Application and have a recommendation from your guidance counselor and up to two teachers. NYU doesn't accept the Coalition or Universal applications. You'll also need to send in your official high school transcripts and official transcripts for any college-level work you've completed.
If you're applying to the Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development and Tisch School of the Arts, you'll need to complete an audition or submit a portfolio of work in place of standardized testing.
Steinhardt requires an audition or portfolio for all applicants to the Music Department with the exception of Educational Theatre, and a portfolio for those applying to Studio Art. Tisch requires an audition or portfolio for applicants to all programs with the exception of Interactive Media Arts. Regular decisions applicants must submit their applications by January 5 and are notified on April 1.
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Learn more about PrepScholar Admissions to maximize your chance of getting in. In order to achieve a 3. If your GPA is below 3. NYU requires that you submit standardized test scores unless you're applying to Steinhardt or Tisch, where your portfolio can take the place of test scores.
NOTE: Due to the coronavirus pandemic, submitting standardized tests is optional for all students applying in the admissions cycle. However, NYU will still accept and review scores you send them. Here's the full breadth of scores NYU accepts:. Let's take a look at those. The Class of had the highest average SAT composite score yet: This means you'll need to score at or very near to be considered competitive with your fellow applicants.
NYU does superscore the SAT , so that means if you take the SAT multiple times, they'll use the highest score in each section across all your test dates. Even though NYU says they have no minimum ACT requirement, if you apply with a 29 or below, you'll have a hard time getting in, unless you have something else very impressive in your application. There are so many applicants scoring 33 and above that a 29 will look academically weak.
We would like to know more about your interest in NYU. What motivated you to apply to NYU? If you have applied to more than one, please tell us why you are interested in these additional areas of study or campuses. We want to understand - Why NYU? The essay has a word limit , which means that you have space to really expand on what specifically attracts you to NYU.
While you should make it clear why you want to attend NYU with your essay, you don't need to agonize for hours over it. You just need to show that you've done at least a little research into NYU and why you want to apply there in particular.
For a more in-depth look at how to answer this prompt, check out our article dedicated specifically to acing this essay. It's difficult to get into NYU Seventeen percent of its college students are from the GED program. Lillian Zepeda was one of them.
She dropped out of high school after becoming pregnant with her second child. She decided to go for her GED certificate when she was College courses at LaGuardia followed easily after that. She is now enrolled at elite New York University. GED classes relevant to a student's desired profession are far more efficient than a textbook-only class in getting people to pass the high school equivalency exam, because they spend more time in class and receive college-prep advice from the staff.
The pass rate for LaGuardia's students in the "contextualized curriculum" courses is twice as high as for those who took LaGuardia's regular test-prep class until , 53 percent versus 22 percent. Students who earn their GED certificate through a LaGuardia course are three times as likely to sign up for additional college study — 24 percent versus 7 percent.
NYU considers the following documents to serve as proof of secondary school graduation:. Students who attended high school in the US can follow these instructions for submitting documents to NYU: final transcripts may be submitted by a school official through the Common Application website. All mailed transcripts and other proof of graduation documents, however, should bear an official stamp, be signed and mailed from a student's school in a sealed envelope to: New York University Office of Undergraduate Admissions, Lafayette Street, New York, NY , USA.
Documents may also be emailed to admissions. Students who attended schools outside of the United States should follow the instructions above regarding sending documents to our partner, ECE. Proof of Graduation Policy. Valid Proof of Graduation In all cases, proof of graduation must be provided prior to beginning the first semester of classes at NYU.
We will not accept a high school transcript submitted by the student.
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